The Daily Caller’s Matt Lewis on Obama’s ‘Shrewd’ Tax Hikes: ‘Good Politics’
The Daily Caller's Matt Lewis: "I think this is a shrewd move because it's not going to go anywhere in Congress. I think the old days where if a Democrat used to just raise the idea of raising taxes, then everybody assumed that taxes were going to go up for everybody across the board. I think it's a little more nuanced now. And look, I think there are issues like carried interest where people pay a lower rate than folks who earn ordinary income. And that does seem unfair to a lot of Americans. So I'm not saying that this is good policy but I actually think for President Obama to propose this it's probably good politics. I think it probably helps him and it's a populous message right now. The key will be can he really make the case that this is targeted toward middle class tax cut and es only on the very rich."